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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      12,460</td>
<td class="r data">       5,853</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,421</td>
<td class="r data">         828</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
<td class="r data">      11,039</td>
<td class="r data">       5,025</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      16,568</td>
<td class="r data">       6,915</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,001</td>
<td class="r data">       1,083</td>
<td class="r data">    54.1</td>
<td class="r data">      14,567</td>
<td class="r data">       5,832</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      16,988</td>
<td class="r data">       6,010</td>
<td class="r data">    35.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,362</td>
<td class="r data">       1,115</td>
<td class="r data">    47.2</td>
<td class="r data">      14,626</td>
<td class="r data">       4,895</td>
<td class="r data">    33.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      16,012</td>
<td class="r data">       5,081</td>
<td class="r data">    31.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,436</td>
<td class="r data">       1,099</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
<td class="r data">      13,576</td>
<td class="r data">       3,982</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      15,041</td>
<td class="r data">       4,631</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,393</td>
<td class="r data">       1,037</td>
<td class="r data">    43.3</td>
<td class="r data">      12,648</td>
<td class="r data">       3,594</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      12,836</td>
<td class="r data">       3,705</td>
<td class="r data">    28.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,203</td>
<td class="r data">         860</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
<td class="r data">      10,633</td>
<td class="r data">       2,845</td>
<td class="r data">    26.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      10,135</td>
<td class="r data">       3,031</td>
<td class="r data">    29.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,162</td>
<td class="r data">         773</td>
<td class="r data">    35.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,973</td>
<td class="r data">       2,258</td>
<td class="r data">    28.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       7,274</td>
<td class="r data">       2,361</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,661</td>
<td class="r data">         639</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,613</td>
<td class="r data">       1,722</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,809</td>
<td class="r data">         867</td>
<td class="r data">    30.9</td>
<td class="r data">         722</td>
<td class="r data">         267</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,087</td>
<td class="r data">         600</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         378</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">    37.6</td>
<td class="r data">         245</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      10,284</td>
<td class="r data">       4,848</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,156</td>
<td class="r data">         649</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,128</td>
<td class="r data">       4,199</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      13,658</td>
<td class="r data">       5,718</td>
<td class="r data">    41.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,700</td>
<td class="r data">         889</td>
<td class="r data">    52.3</td>
<td class="r data">      11,958</td>
<td class="r data">       4,829</td>
<td class="r data">    40.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      13,831</td>
<td class="r data">       4,828</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,000</td>
<td class="r data">         890</td>
<td class="r data">    44.5</td>
<td class="r data">      11,831</td>
<td class="r data">       3,938</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      12,545</td>
<td class="r data">       3,848</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,946</td>
<td class="r data">         790</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
<td class="r data">      10,599</td>
<td class="r data">       3,058</td>
<td class="r data">    28.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      11,225</td>
<td class="r data">       3,367</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,901</td>
<td class="r data">         760</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,324</td>
<td class="r data">       2,607</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       9,224</td>
<td class="r data">       2,641</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,754</td>
<td class="r data">         647</td>
<td class="r data">    36.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,470</td>
<td class="r data">       1,994</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       7,425</td>
<td class="r data">       2,162</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,790</td>
<td class="r data">         579</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
<td class="r data">       5,635</td>
<td class="r data">       1,583</td>
<td class="r data">    28.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       5,328</td>
<td class="r data">       1,660</td>
<td class="r data">    31.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,356</td>
<td class="r data">         473</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,972</td>
<td class="r data">       1,187</td>
<td class="r data">    29.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,134</td>
<td class="r data">         631</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
<td class="r data">         612</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">    33.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,522</td>
<td class="r data">         428</td>
<td class="r data">    28.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">    24.5</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    31.4</td>
<td class="r data">         188</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,176</td>
<td class="r data">       1,005</td>
<td class="r data">    46.2</td>
<td class="r data">         265</td>
<td class="r data">         179</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,911</td>
<td class="r data">         826</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,910</td>
<td class="r data">       1,197</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
<td class="r data">         301</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,609</td>
<td class="r data">       1,003</td>
<td class="r data">    38.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,157</td>
<td class="r data">       1,182</td>
<td class="r data">    37.4</td>
<td class="r data">         362</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,795</td>
<td class="r data">         957</td>
<td class="r data">    34.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,467</td>
<td class="r data">       1,233</td>
<td class="r data">    35.6</td>
<td class="r data">         490</td>
<td class="r data">         309</td>
<td class="r data">    63.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,977</td>
<td class="r data">         924</td>
<td class="r data">    31.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,816</td>
<td class="r data">       1,264</td>
<td class="r data">    33.1</td>
<td class="r data">         492</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,324</td>
<td class="r data">         987</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,612</td>
<td class="r data">       1,064</td>
<td class="r data">    29.5</td>
<td class="r data">         449</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,163</td>
<td class="r data">         851</td>
<td class="r data">    26.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,710</td>
<td class="r data">         869</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
<td class="r data">         372</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">    52.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,338</td>
<td class="r data">         675</td>
<td class="r data">    28.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       1,946</td>
<td class="r data">         701</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">         166</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,641</td>
<td class="r data">         535</td>
<td class="r data">    32.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         675</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">    35.0</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">         565</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    34.1</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    58.1</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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